Uruguay's People | Uruguay People

Population: 3,399,237 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 23.5% (male 406,500; female 392,497) 15-64 years: 63.4% (male 1,066,464; female 1,087,100) 65 years and over: 13.1% (male 182,654; female 264,022) (2004 est.)

Median age: Total: 32.2 years male: 30.7 years female: 33.7 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.51% (2004 est.)

Death rate: 9.07 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 12.31 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.67 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 75.92 years male: 72.71 years female: 79.24 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.96 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.3% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 6,300 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 500 (2001 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Uruguayan(s) adjective: Uruguayan

Ethnic groups: White 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian, practically nonexistent

Religions: Roman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31%

Languages: Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 97.6% female: 98.4% (2003 est.)

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